Scituate is a somewhat small town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 10,409 people and two associated neighborhoods, Scituate is the 29th largest community in Rhode Island.Scituate is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Scituate is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scituate who work in office and administrative support (15.30%), management occupations (12.96%), and healthcare (7.95%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Scituate is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Scituate really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Scituate perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Scituate, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.31 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Scituate is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.31% of adults in Scituate have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Scituate in 2022 was $53,077, which is upper middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $212,308 for a family of four. The people who call Scituate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scituate residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Scituate include Italian, English, Irish, French, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Scituate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
